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With over 30 million users a month in 425 cities in 72 countries, some would say that Uber is fast changing the face of global road transport. The start-up, which was founded by Travis Kalanick in 2010, has severely disrupted the taxi industry in many cities around the world.[i] And now it seems, Kalanick, whose […]
Read full articleby James Gordon – Editor They draw far less attention than freak weather warnings, but for the majority of the 64 million inhabitants[i] who live on our crowded islands, not paying adequate attention to air pollution alerts could prove much more deadly. Take England’s capital city for example. Last month, particulate levels in London were higher […]
Read full articleTransport Exchange Group is now partnering with 10 of the leading telematics specialists – enabling data from various vehicle tracking tools to be combined, and creating “the first system-neutral telematics integration platform”. “The telematics marketplace remains incredibly fragmented, so while adoption is now much more widespread, many systems have no means of communicating with each […]
Read full articleMore couriers, owner drivers, hauliers, freight forwarders and logistics providers are turning to Transport Exchange Group (TEG) not only to bear down on empty returns to gain business on the move. TEG posted record growth in the first half of this year, as the transport industry seeks to improve asset utilisation and efficiency. Membership of Haulage […]
Read full articleSpecialising doesn’t mean that you have to put up with a restricted clientele if you join Haulage Exchange says Rhys Hackling, MD and founder of Direct Connect Logistics (DCL). “I saw an opportunity in the market, for a haulage firm specialising in 7.5 tonne vehicles as many companies were only working with huge lorries or […]
Read full articleTransport Exchange Group teamed up with Causeway in order to help members turn empty vehicle capacity into profit. Members of Haulage and Courier Exchange can now maximise the use of their live vehicle data using Causeway’s telematics software to better promote empty vehicles and provide live load updates to trading partners. Integrating Causeway’s advanced telematics solution with Transport […]
Read full articleThe Transport Exchange Group has been offering a versatile platform for freight trading for years, but since it began integrating telematics services from several partners, it really started to offer its customers something unique. Thanks to the integration, the Exchange has been able to utilise live-map vehicle tracking in real time, which makes it as […]
Read full articleMAK Couriers is celebrating having scooped a national industry award that recognises its achievements over the past twelve months. The Leamington Spa-based local and nationwide same-day delivery business, won the Company of the Year category at the Annual Transport Awards 2015 attended by over 300 industry professionals. The Transport Awards, now in its thirteenth year, […]
Read full articleSomething we are keen to avoid here at the Transport Exchange Group, is complacency. Never do we want to feel as if we provided a service that our customers aren’t benefiting from, which is why from time to time we ask select portions of our subscriber base to update us on their experiences with the […]
Read full articleBirmingham-based Exchange member, Simpex Express is celebrating having scooped a national industry award that recognises its achievements over the past twelve months. Simpex Express, a leading provider of international express and specialised transport, won the European Member of the Year category at the Transport Awards for the second year running. Simpex Express’ Kate Taylor and […]
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